2002 Illinois State Redbirds football team

The 2002 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Denver Johnson and played their home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois. The Redbirds finished the season with an overall record of 6–5 and a record of 4–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Gateway.[1]

2002 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 Gateway)
Head coach
MVPBoomer Grigsby, Mike Souza
CaptainVito Golson, Boomer Grigsby, Jon Laurenti, Ray Robinson
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
2002 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Western Kentucky +^  6 –1   12 –3  
No. 5 Western Illinois +^  6 –1   11 –2  
Youngstown State  4 –3   7 –4  
Illinois State  4 –3   6 –5  
Indiana State  3 –4   5 –7  
Northern Iowa  2 –5   5 –6  
Southern Illinois  2 –5   4 –8  
Southwest Missouri State  1 –6   4 –7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Purdue*
L 10–5147,701[2]
September 7Quincy (IL)*
W 55–108,234[3]
September 21Murray State*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 24–237,674[4]
September 28at No. 13 Eastern Illinois*
L 10–4510,731[5]
October 5Southwest Missouri Statedagger
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 30–2010,283[6]
October 12at No. 13 Western Illinois
L 17–2210,113[7]
October 19No. 25 Southern Illinois
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 35–1412,415[8]
October 26at No. 17 Northern Iowa
W 31–209,241[9]
November 2at No. 22 Western KentuckyNo. 25
L 0–95,600[10]
November 9Youngstown State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 17–246,458[11]
November 16at Indiana State
W 20–122,652[12]

References
  1. "2022 Redbird Football Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics. p. 67. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  2. Kubat, Tom (September 1, 2002). "Redbirds easy prey for Boilers". Journal and Courier. p. B1. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Reinhardt, Randy (September 8, 2002). "ISU blasts Quincy". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Reinhardt, Randy (September 22, 2002). "ISU shows toughness". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Panthers dominate Redbirds in record win". Herald & Review. September 29, 2002. p. C7. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Reinhardt, Randy (October 6, 2002). "ISU rides second-quarter surge". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Reinhardt, Randy (October 13, 2002). "W. Illinois holds off Redbirds". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Reinhardt, Randy (October 20, 2002). "Souza, ISU secure impressive win". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Gremmels, Jon (October 27, 2002). "Late-game rally hands Panthers another setback". Des Moines Register. p. 9C. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Brown, C. L. (November 3, 2002). "Defense dominates in Western's 9-0 win". The Courier-Journal. p. C9. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Reinhardt, Randy (November 10, 2002). "Youngstown State turns game into fourth-and-victory over ISU". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Redbirds shut down Sycamores in 2nd half to prevail". The Indianapolis Star. November 17, 2002. p. C12. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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